Association for Corporate Growth Houston Announces Finalists for Ninth Annual Deal of the Year Awards

The finalists have been reviewed and ranked by our independent judges panel of top business leaders and educators including Gustavo Grullon, PhD, Professor of Finance at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University, Frances Powell Hawes, Independent Director for Archrock, Inc., Ernest Hunter, Chief Executive Officer of The Frenchy’s Companies, Mahesh Konduru, Chief Executive Officer of Momentum Technologies, Jennifer Whalen, Chief Financial Officer of The Bristow Group Inc., and Ken Wiles, PhD, CFA, Executive Director of Hick, Muse, Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Finance and a Clinical Associate Professor of Finance at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.

The criteria for the nominations includes a closing date between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025, where the company being transacted, or strategic buyer, is based in the Greater Houston area. The nomination criteria included details such as transaction value range, industry focus and type of transaction as well as anecdotal commentary on what makes the deal unique. Judges evaluated deals based on the parties’ submissions as well as the overall story, economic and strategic impact, stakeholder value and professional expertise.

The 2025 ACG Houston Deals of Year Award Categories and Finalists include:

For a full list of finalists and companies, click here. 

• The Acquisition of Meador Staffing Services, Inc. by Openwork Holdings, LLC
• The Acquisition of Page by Stantec
• The Acquisition of Advanced Spirits, LCC by Sallyport Partners Fund, LP

Business Infrastructure Services Deal of the Year 

• The Acquisition of Underground Locating Division of Heath Consultants by USIC, a portfolio company of Partners Group
• The Acquisition of Steger Bizzell by CHA Consulting
• The Acquisition of Turbine Overhaul Performance Specialists, LLC by The Capstreet Group
• The Acquisition of Prime Power Solutions by an entity controlled by Partners Group
• The Acquisition of Purge Rite Intermediate LLC by Vertiv Holdings Co.

Consumer Deal of the Year 

• The Acquisition of Express ER by Altus Community Healthcare, LP, a subsidiary of ZT Corporate
• The Acquisition of Ludy Home Improvement Group, LLC by Mosaic Service Partners Buyer, LLC, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors
• The Acquisition of Alpha Foods Co. by MBC Companies, a portfolio company of e2p
• The Acquisition of Optimal Wireless by Sun Com Mobile

Distribution Deal of the Year 

• The Acquisition of MOC Products Group by LKCM Headwater Investments
• The Acquisition of MRC Global (US) Inc. by DNOW Inc.
• The Acquisition of Moffitt Holdings, LLC by Main Street Capital Corporation
• The Acquisition of National Sealants & Lubricants, LLC by Bron Tapes

Energy & OFS Deal of the Year 

• The Acquisition of Adams Resources & Energy by an affiliate of Tres Energy
• The Acquisition of Quail Tools by Superior Energy Services
• The Acquisition of Bold Productions Services, LLC by funds managed by Apollo affiliates
• The Acquisition of Citadel Casing Solutions by Innovex International

Manufacturing & Fabrication Deal of the Year 

• The Transaction (Divestiture & Acquisition) of BWFS Industries by JHBDMB Holdings, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Trust
• The Acquisition of ESCO Plastics by Colson Group
• The Acquisition of Ascend Performance Materials by Silver Point Capital & Lead Investors
• The Acquisition of USA Industries, LLC by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
• The Acquisition of Spitzer Industries by Race Rock
• The Acquisition of Fencecrete America by Lake State Partners and WoodLake Group

Software & Technology Deal of the Year 

• The Acquisition of Vehicle Scanning Solutions by Greybull Stewardship
• The Acquisition of Gimmal Purchaser, LLC by Morae Global Corporation, a portfolio company of Lateral Investment Management
• A Divestiture of Tachus Fiber by Crosstimbers Capital Group to Ezee Fiber
• The Acquisition of Heliogen Inc. by Zeo Energy Corp.

Houston Private Equity Deal of the Year 

• A Divestiture of Kobus by Agile Growth Equity
• The Acquisition of Elevex Capital, LLC by Sallyport Partners Fund, LP
• The Acquisition of Precision Concepts International and Comar by The Sterling Group
• The Acquisition of Fabtex, Inc. by Quiltcraft Industries, Inc., a portfolio company of Willistown Capital LLC
• The Acquisition of Purge Rite Intermediate LLC by Vertiv Holdings Co.
• The Acquisition of The Cornerstone Companies by Del Monte Capital

Houston Investment Bank Deal of the Year 

• The Acquisition of Colorado Petroleum Products Company by Diesel Direct
• The Acquisition of SeisWare International Inc. by Computer Modeling Group Ltd.
• The Acquisition of Northwind Delaware Holdings LLC by MPLX LP
• The Acquisition of Sand Revolution by Total Sand Solutions
• The Acquisition of Basler Electric by Littelfuse
• The Acquisition of Moser Energy Systems by Atlas Energy Solutions
• The Acquisition of Hawk Line Construction by Lime Rock New Energy

The winners of the categories above will be announced at our awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Houston Country Club.

About ACG 

ACG Houston is the region’s premier association focused on middle market corporate growth. Our goal is to help business professionals in the M&A community do more business with the right partners. ACG Houston hosts a variety of events throughout the year to provide our local business leaders an opportunity to gain visibility and connect with people and ideas to strategically grow companies. To learn more or become a member visit www.acg.org/houston.